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If you've ever found yourself fresh out of clean clothes without time and energy to store before getting a trip, United states Apparel claims it could deliver to Chicagoans' doors in about the same period of time it can try have them a-deep dish pizza — making use of the exact same business a person might look to for the pizza.

United states Apparel launched a partnership with on-demand distribution company Postmates earlier recently that may let its customers purchase over 50 standard clothing things, including hoodies, tees and socks, for delivery in an hour or so or less in 31 urban centers.

The Los Angeles-based merchant's State Street shop and places in Wicker Park, Lakeview and Evanston will likely be participating, said United states Apparel spokeswoman Roberta Oglakhchyan.

An employee in the State Street store said that when an order will come in, employees pull the requested products and set them aside for pickup by a Postmates driver, though she hadn't personally taken care of any one-hour sales at the time of noon Thursday.

American Apparel is the very first merchant to offer services and products within the Postmates app, said Postmates communications manager April Conyers.

Postmates, which works in 40 areas, began as an on-demand meals delivery business and works with Chicago restaurants including Portillo's, Gino's East, Kuma's Too and Saigon Sisters. Postmates happens to be expanding to offer a wider number of items but is maintaining its 60-minutes-or-less time-limit, Conyers stated.

"Our most dedicated consumers stated, 'basically will get meal, can somebody additionally deliver me personally a sweater?'" Conyers said.

Postmates in addition works together with other retailers, including apparel company Everlane, which have customers order through their very own web sites as opposed to the Postmates app, she stated.

About 75 per cent of Postmates' deliveries are still prepared meals, with the rest via merchants, groceries and drugstores, Conyers stated. She stated the company aims to offer on-demand logistics for neighborhood businesses that do not have Amazon-like get to.

Competitor Deliv currently works together with merchants including Macy's, ideal Buy and Kohl's, and claims same-day delivery that can be planned at particular times, versus distribution in one hour or less. Deliv said it raised $28 million in capital last thirty days, including an investment through the UPS Strategic business Fund.

Amazon introduced no-cost same-day delivery service on Amazon Prime instructions over $35 to Chicago final fall after launching Prime Now, which promises distribution of a selection of products in an hour or so.